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Thursday 28th of March 2024

  Tongariro River Flow: 26.4m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy/Light Showers A reminder of open days over Easter Friday: Closed Saturday:...

Mar 28, 2024

Wednesday 27th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.7 m3/sec Weather: Cloudy Morning/Sunny Afternoon A mild overcast day for Turangi seeing more anglers about...

Mar 27, 2024

Tuesday 26th March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.7m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy  Hey there, I'm Hayley the new team member here at sporting...

Mar 26, 2024

Monday 25th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.8m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunny Good morning to everyone from the team at Sporting Life -...

Mar 25, 2024

Sunday 24th March 2024

A beautiful clear sunny morning here in Turangi before a bit of rain forecast for this afternoon. The...

Mar 24, 2024

Saturday 23rd March 2024

A rainy day today here in Turangi and the Tongariro continues to stay low and clear for now,...

Mar 23, 2024

Friday 22nd March 2024

It is a sunny but crisp day in Turangi today, although the weather has been beautiful the last...

Mar 22, 2024

Thursday 21st of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.6m3/sec Weather: Sunny   Brrr!! It's cold!! Yesterday, some of us early risers wandered out...

Mar 21, 2024

Tuesday 19th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.6m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunny Hey team, new staff member Alex here. This week sees a...

Mar 19, 2024

Friday 16th of March 2024

 Tongariro River Flow: 27.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny 🌞   A cool sunny morning for the Central Plateau seeing the...

Mar 16, 2024

Sunday 10th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.9m3/sec Weather: Sunny A beautiful sunny day for Turangi and while it is a comfortable...

Mar 10, 2024

Tuesday 5th March 2024

It's a wet cold morning here in Turangi. We had a pretty decent dump of rain across the...

Mar 05, 2024

Friday 1st March 2024

Summer has officially been and gone, but the first day of Autumn has greeted as with a beautiful...

Mar 01, 2024

Thursday 29th of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.4m3/sec Weather: Mostly Sunny ⛅ A warm partially sunny day for Turangi and those pesky...

Feb 29, 2024

Tuesday 27th February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.4 m3/sec Weather: Light rain, clearing this afternoon It has been a gloomy start to the...

Feb 27, 2024

Wednesday 21st of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.8m3/sec  Weather: Mostly Sunny The Tongariro River is looking especially picturesque with a side of...

Feb 21, 2024

Monday 19th February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26m3/sec Weather: Overcast with periods of showers Pat and Cheese took to the local rivers...

Feb 19, 2024

Monday 12th Febuary 2024

It has been a stunning but uncharacteristically cold day in Turangi for the middle of February. Yesterday's breeze...

Feb 12, 2024

Wednesday 7th of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 30.0m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunny  The rivers settled nicely after the downpours seeing the crew get...

Feb 07, 2024

Thursday 1st of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 35.3m3/sec  Weather: Sunny  Another stunning day for the Central Plateau seeing blue skies and calm...

Feb 01, 2024

Sunday 28th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 30.3m3/sec Weather: Rain Rain Rain LOST: Long handled net on the Tongariro River - if you...

Jan 28, 2024

Friday 26th of January 2024

 Tongariro River Flow: 28.6m3/sec Weather: Sunny 🌞 We are open through the public holiday period (Auckland Anniversary Day)...

Jan 26, 2024

Thursday 25th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 29.7m3/sec Weather: Mostly Overcast 🌥 A mild summer's day for Turangi which is great for...

Jan 25, 2024

Saturday 20th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 33.4m3/sec Weather: Rain 🚿 The Lake edge fishing has really picked up on Lake Taupo....

Jan 20, 2024

Friday 19th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.9m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy Another hot day for the Central Plateau seeing anglers spoilt for...

Jan 19, 2024

Wednesday 17th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.8m3/sec Weather: Overcast with light northerlies expected to develop into the day We have awoken...

Jan 17, 2024

Monday 15th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 36.9m3/sec Weather: Wet with periods of heavy rain 🌧 With a good portion of the...

Jan 15, 2024

Friday 5th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 31.1m3/sec Weather: Mostly Overcast The past few days since New Years were absolutely stunning with...

Jan 05, 2024

Sunday 31st of December 2023

A NEW YEAR IS UPON US Tongariro River Flow: 39.2m3/sec Weather: Rain/overcast. Where did 2023 go? It feels...

Dec 31, 2023

Sunday 24th of December 2023

Weather: Rain/Cloudy Tongariro River Flow: 25.8m3/sec 🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄 To all our readers & valued customers: we...

Dec 24, 2023

Saturday 23rd of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 23.3m3/sec  Weather: Overcast  Great reports coming through with plenty of rainbows about, although requiring some...

Dec 23, 2023

Tuesday 19th of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 24.2m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy/Calm Conditions A reminder to all customers we will be open right...

Dec 19, 2023

Monday 18th December 2023

It is a cloudy but calm morning in Turangi today, we received some passing showers in the wee...

Dec 18, 2023

Saturday 16th December 2023

After a warm and sunny Friday afternoon we have been greeted with an overcast Saturday morning, but the...

Dec 16, 2023

Wednesday 14th of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 24.8m3/sec Weather: Party Sunny/Windy Gusty winds have kept most of the boat anglers away from...

Dec 14, 2023

Monday 11th December 2023

It is overcast and cool in Turangi today without a breath of wind in sight. The Tongariro is...

Dec 11, 2023

Friday 8th of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 25.6m3/sec Weather: Mostly Sunny  The Central Plateau has certainly been the place to be this...

Dec 08, 2023

Friday 1st December 2023

Well, Summer is officially here!! The weather is beautiful with the sun shining and only a light breeze...

Dec 01, 2023

Wednesday 29th November 2023

After periods of passing showers yesterday, the sun has arrived again in Turangi along with a consistent but...

Nov 29, 2023

Sunday 26th November 2023

After some chilly and very windy weather to start the last weekend of spring we have woken up...

Nov 26, 2023

Friday 17th November 2023

Today starts the few days of rain here in Turangi but the fishing is still red hot! Variable wind...

Nov 17, 2023

Thursday 16th November 2023

The last couple days have brought some more stunning weather upon the central plateau, with plenty of sun...

Nov 16, 2023

Tuesday 14th November 2023

A gusty southerly yesterday had anglers employing the chuck and duck method to show the Trout their offerings but in the...

Nov 14, 2023

Friday 10th November 2023

After a very windy and blustery morning it has turned into a Friday with a light breeze and...

Nov 10, 2023

Tuesday 7th November 2023

It's late afternoon and the predicted rain has been pelting down for an hour or so. The Tongariro...

Nov 07, 2023

Sunday 5th November 2023

***We have received a pair of prescription sunglasses that were plucked out of the upper river this morning....

Nov 05, 2023